I was going to take a break from entering challenges but realised that the CAS Colours and Sketches project this week is it's 150th. challenge, so felt I should enter!I haven't long found this challenge site and I always enjoy the amount of thought I need to put into each entry. There is usually lots of lovely feedback from participants too, which is lovely.Another reason was that I was having a quiet afternoon as the lads are out. Distracting myself by making a card saved me from a further dose of CUP, (Christmas Unpreparedness Panic), an endemic little virus that can strike at anytime, now it's November.

This sketch needed to include an aperture and a numeral, so I combined the two requirements and made this rather simple shaker card. I stamped some stylised flowers onto the card front behind the "1", colouring them in blue and lime green with my Derwent ColourSoft pencils.

I used a thick foam panel to create a seamless cavity behind the numeral to ensure no escapees from the shaker components and to give a good depth and stability to the card front.

I filled the cavity with white, green and blue microbeads, yellow seed beads and a few clear sequins, I added a lime green panel wrapped in blue gros grain ribbon to either side of the opening. Finally stamped the sentiment in memento ink using a Stacy Yacula stamp.

Yesterday we went for a drive to the Huon Valley, despite the rain around the mountain. We drove down through Longley on the old Huon road as we had plenty of time before needing to find some lunch. The smell of the wet forest was just magical, the myriad of different greens among the rain shined trees made me very glad to be out and about.We stopped for lunch at a dear little cafe set in an orchard...pies of every description are their mantra, and apples feature, not surprisingly.After lunch we drove through back roads through Crabtree to Lucaston to our favourite apple juice producer. They have an honesty fridge right by the roadside where you can help yourself to two litre containers of some of the best apple juice I have ever tasted...we call by there anytime we are in the vicinity and have some cash in the car...

We met some friends while we were out....it was lovely to see the lush green of the paddocks in this area, nearer to the East Coast, where we live, the rainfall has been so low this spring as to have farmers already speaking of a drought...the Huon Valley, being surrounded by mountains, is always green.

Yes, It is a little bold isn't it, but I wanted it large enough to make a statement and also to enable the colouring to be visible...thanks for visiting, Di

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Louise

16/11/2015 01:10:21

Well, you rocked this challenge! Love the idea of the number made into the aperture. The retro colours look fab and it's a shaker card, I am amazed at what you have made with the sketch. So glad you enjoy our challenges here at CC&S
Louise xx

The challenge requirements have led several of us down the shaker card route and it's lovely to see yours combined with the numeral and the aperture not forgetting the stamped and coloured background. Great card Di. Thanks for joining in with our CC&S birthday celebrations. Stef x

I too thought that you'd used floral patterned paper behind the aperture! I like the cheery color scheme you chose for your card. I'm so glad you found time to play along in our birthday celebration challenge at CC&S! :)